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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Good Neighbors," Patty is one of the few what in the neighborhood?

2. Where is Richard living during the early years of Walter and Patty's marriage?

3. How does Patty seduce Richard in "Mistakes Were Made"?

4. In "Good Neighbors," Patty describes the neighbor's addition as what?

5. What is the name of the motel that Walter's family owns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only information about her past that Patty shares with others?

2. What is Nameless Lake, and how does it get its name?

3. What happens while Patty and Richard are at the lake house?

4. Describe the friendship between Eliza and Patty.

5. What business does Joey start? What is the outcome of this venture?

6. How does Connie feel about Joey Berglund?

7. Who are Patty's parents and what do they do?

8. What decision does Joey make that infuriates the Berglunds?

9. Why does Walter invite Richard to stay at his lake house?

10. Who is Blake? What does he do that drives Patty mad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The perspectives of three Berglunds--Walter, Patty, and Joey--are presented to the reader. Jessica Berglund, however, does not get her point of view presented to the reader. Analyze the effect that keeping Jessica "silent" has on the reader. Does the reader view Jessica any differently as a result?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Walter and Richard as character foils. How are they similar, and how are they different? How do they influence one another? What do their differences say about one another?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the marriage of Joey and Connie. Are they well matched? Will they repeat the mistakes of Walter and Patty, in your opinion? Base your response on their history, behaviors, and beliefs.

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